Shafali Verma bats during the women’s gold medal match. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma continued her sensational run in T20I cricket in 2026, rewriting another record during India’s Asian Games gold-medal clash against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.The India opener became the highest run-scorer in a calendar year in women’s T20Is, surpassing South Africa’s Laura…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, left, talks to referee Joao Pinheiro, of Portugal (AP Photo) Lionel Messi found himself at the centre of another viral World Cup moment after an animated exchange with Portuguese referee João Pinheiro during Argentina’s quarterfinal victory over Switzerland on Saturday.The incident unfolded in the opening half of Argentina’s dramatic 3-1 extra-time win…
This is Indian grandmaster Aarav Dengla’s latest column for TOI The latest Chess Olympiad began in Samarkand, a historic city in Uzbekistan, this week. Uzbekistan has been making huge strides in chess. The current challenger to D. Gukesh’s world championship title is Javokhir Sindarov, a young phenom from Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won gold in the 2022…
Dalal Street ends week in red MUMBAI: Nine months into 2026, most asset classes in the domestic market are signalling red in their respective year-to-date return columns.Data shows that so far this year, while sensex has given a negative return of 16%, Nifty has returned 15% in the red. In the bond segment also, with…
The University of Delhi (DU) has released the vacant seat list for Common Seat Allocation System Undergraduate (CSAS UG) 2026-27 Spot Round 1. Applicants who have not taken admission to any college can now apply for the spot round through their dashboard on the official DU admission portal, admission.uod.ac.in.The last date to opt for Spot…
A meeting between superstar Rajinikanth and veteran lyricist Vairamuthu has attracted attention ahead of the release of ‘Jailer 2’. With Nelson Dilipkumar’s film scheduled to hit theatres on October 15, Vairamuthu met the actor and shared details of their conversation in a post on X. According to the lyricist, they spoke about cinema, life and…
CHENNAI: Flagging that “free is the most expensive word in public policy”, chief economic adviser (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said infrastructure built on the promise of free or below-cost services cannot attract patient capital. “What makes infrastructure worthy of patient capital? There are three conditions: quality infrastructure, contract certainty, and policy certainty. And the fourth, which…
NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress sparred ahead of the Brics summit as P Chidambaram questioned if its last few meetings have brought India any tangible benefits, comments slammed by Nitin Nabin as familiar whining by the opposition over the country’s rise and growth.“World is looking at India but comments being made by Congress members are…
Nathan McSweeney used YouTube videos of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to prepare for the challenge of batting against spin in India. His preparation proved effective as the Australia A batter topped the run charts in the one-day series against India A, helping his team secure a 2-1 win in Puducherry.McSweeney scored 194 runs in…
A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways plane’s nose gear and the aircraft tug was damaged, the regulator said A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was…